difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
one eye; discerning eye; excellent judgement
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
attendant; valet; servant; follower
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
that is to say; so that means
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
occurrence; happening; incident; event
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
forevermore; for eternity
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
while; during; while; although; all; both
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)